Author: KDesantis

August First Friday at the Pember Library and Museum in Granville, NY will feature Deadful Art Cinco, a Retrospective. “Dreadful Art is a contrarian show that recognizes and ennobles the pitfalls along the path of artistic creation, said show assistant Gigi Zeitler. “It’s inspiration, talent or technique on the wrong track or in the wrong hands. The individual artists put a lot of themselves into these paintings, and there’s a strangeness, beauty and humor in seeing all of them together. …

FROM SALS: Next week the Fresh Food Collective, a farm to library program distributing fresh produce will begin its pilot year, and we’re delighted to have Comfort Food Community as a partner. Three of our member libraries (Pember Library & Museum, Schuylerville Public Library, and Whitehall Free Library), have stepped forward to test our idea — that for libraries to be able to change lives, we need to help people meet basic needs and have healthier lifestyles. It may seem …

Proceeds to benefit the Pember Elevator Fund. Valley View Golf Course is at 2616 Co Rt 12, Whitehall NY Tee Time is 9AM $55 registration fee includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, food and the chance to win $10,000 if you hit a hole-in-one! For further information call 518-642-1702.

Stop in to pick up your bingo sheet.

Weekly Tuesdays 10 AM ~ Pember Peapods Wednesdays 3-4:30 PM ~ A Good Yarn Wednesdays 5-7 PM ~ Book Sale Fridays 2-5 PM ~ Lego Club Saturday 10 AM – Noon ~ Book sale Special Events These programs will be held at the Pember @33 West Main Granville July 3 ~ NO PeaPods July 4 ~ CLOSED July 6 ~ NO First Friday July 7 ~ 11 AM Learn with Linda SRP Slate Painting July 11 ~ 6 PM Teen/Adult …

Click here to make your donation: Donate After many years of deliberation and planning, The Pember Library and Museum of Natural History is ready to break ground with a much needed elevator that will make it possible for the elderly and persons with disabilities to visit the Museum. The project will also provide fire stairs for emergency egress and make the Pember building fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This is a milestone project that will make the …

The Summer Reading Program for parents and children in grades K-6 will begin on Saturday, June 23, from 11 a.m. to noon. Designed to encourage elementary- aged children to keep reading during summer vacation. The program will follow the statewide theme, “Libraries Rock.” Hunter Bassett, of Granville, will orchestrate the program locally. It will encompass all things rock from geology to Rock n’ Roll. Granville’s ninth grade entertainer Adam Andrews will start the program with a “rock music” performance. A …

“The Winds of Change: The Evolution of Warfare as Experienced by the 123rd New York Volunteer Infantry.” Was the American Civil War the last Napoleonic War or a modern war? What transformations took place between 1862-1865 that changed warfare as experienced by the Washington County Boys during their service in the federal army? A detailed analysis will explore those changes that were wrought by the American Civil War as viewed through the eyes of our citizen soldiers. This informative presentation …

Weekly Tuesdays 10 AM ~ Pember Peapods Wednesdays 3-4:30 PM ~ A Good Yarn Wednesdays 5-7 PM ~ Book Sale Fridays 2-5 PM ~ Lego Club Saturday 10 AM – Noon ~ Book sale   Special Events June 1, 7-9 PM ~ First Friday June 7, 2:30 PM ~ Journaling & Sketching Workshop June 14, 2:30 PM ~ Journaling & Sketching Workshop June 16, 1:00 PM ~ “The Winds of Change: The Evolution of Warfare as Experienced by the 123rd …